David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 02:05 PM |
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Cold hands
Following on from the thread about waterproof clothing...
I can cope with the cold weather, apart from my freezing cold hands - at the moment I've got a pair of motorbike gloves, which aren't too
bad... for a while. After about 45 minutes on Sunday, my fingers were really hurting.
I've looked at ski gloves, but the warmest ones didn't seem too safe for holding the steering wheel. I've seen electrically heated
biker gloves, but they're WAY too expensive.
How do other people cope?
David
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jos
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 02:46 PM |
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I use motorbike gloves too and havent had cold let alone painful hands after 1.5hrs blats in 0 to minus deg temps.
.: Motorsport / motor racing circuit / track wall art Apex Traxs :.
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 02:54 PM |
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i bet its a loose coat putting a breeze over your wrists david. My big coat has elasticated sleeves, so i pull them down over my gloves.
On alternative, is make an air vent from the engine bay through to the cockpit. I get warm air coming up by the gearlever, its great 
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timf
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 02:57 PM |
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a set of latex gloves under your normal ones will work wonders
A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him."
- Sir Winston S. Churchill, 1952
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 02:59 PM |
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I've managed to block the air leaks...
...and I'd rather not have engine fumes in the cab! (mind you, it's never going to accumulate!  )
I've seen a few pics of gloves with a split mitt that holds 2 fingers in each part - nicknamed the 'vulcan live long and prosper'
glove! Supposed to be a lot warmer, but I'd have to try a pair first.
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trikerneil
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 04:23 PM |
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Try a pair of silk inner gloves under the bike ones. They work for me and I bet my hands are more exposed than yours.
ACE Cafe - Just say No.
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 04:55 PM |
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A pair of Marigolds used to work for when out Windsurfing in the cold.........you might be able to get the same colour as your car!
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 07:57 PM |
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Just use a pair of silk liners in my thin leather driving gloves , have never had cold hands with them even when I have been cold like at the Sudbury
meet
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/3/06 at 08:18 PM |
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Can you still buy silk liners? I used to have a pair, but they've gone AWOL. I've tried the Motrax knitted liners, but they were
useless.
I'm now seriously considering a pair of electric gloves or liners - sod the cost, I could barely feel the controls on Sunday! 
cheers,
David
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 15/3/06 at 01:36 PM |
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Well, I made my mind up... saw some electrically-heated gloves on the interwebbie-thingy, mentioned them to my wife, and she said "treat
yourself"...
Bit expensive but, if they work, they'll make all the difference. I'll let you know how they work out...
David
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Dutchman
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| posted on 21/3/06 at 11:24 AM |
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sell house move to Africa .... or as I do whit my bike , dont drive when it is less than 10degrees celsius....
Tarzan English with foreign accent!
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